Social and other specific services – public contracts

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/05/2020

Expire date: 15/06/2020

External Reference: 2020-254886

TED Reference: 2020/S 106-257801

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Museum of Ireland
N/A
Collins Barracks
Dublin 7
Benburb Street
IE
Internet address(es):
I.3)

Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167031&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the following address: 
National Museum of Ireland
Dublin
IE
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Skeletal whale deinstallation services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

92521200  -  Preservation services of exhibits and specimens
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a single party framework agreement with a suitably qualified service provider to carry out the safe deinstallation of a suspended juvenile humpback whale and adult fin whale skeleton at the Natural History Museum in Dublin.
The desintallation is required to be complete by the end of October 2020 (subject to Covid19 restrictions being lifted sufficiently to do so).
The Contracting Authority also reserves the right to engage the successful tenderer to carry out the re-installation of the specimens at a later date.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 150000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

92500000  -  Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
92521000  -  Museum services
92521100  -  Museum-exhibition services
92521200  -  Preservation services of exhibits and specimens
92521210  -  Preservation services of exhibits
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a single party framework agreement with a suitably qualified service provider to carry out the safe deinstallation of a suspended juvenile humpback whale and adult fin whale skeleton at the Natural History Museum in Dublin.
The service provider must be a suitably accredited and experienced natural history conservator. Suitable accreditation requires registration with a recognised national conservation accreditation organisation, e.g. ICRI, ICON, etc. Suitable experience requires examples of practical work involving the dismantling of suspended whale specimens in a museum environment.
The Scope of services include, inter alia:
(1) Condition assessment: initial record of specimen and ongoing record-keeping of process.
(2) Deinstallation of specimens: the safe dismantling of the two whale specimens and retrieval from height.
(3) Preparation for transport: ensuring the elements of the specimen can be safely transported out of the building.
(4) Preparation of specimens (optional)
The desintallation is required to be complete by October 2020 (subject to Covid19 restrictions being lifted sufficiently to do so)
The Contracting Authority also reserves the right to engage the successful tenderer to carry out the re-installation of the specimens at a later date.
As the subject matter of this framework agreement is a Title III service and also falling below the EU threshold, the establishment of the framework is not subject to the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EC with regards to the choice of procedure. Therefore, the Contracting Authority is employing a negotiated procedure and advertising this in the OJEU on a purely voluntary basis.
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 150000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months: 60
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

As stated in the procurement documents which will be issued to all suitably qualified tenderers following assessment of their expression of interest.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.4)

Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria: The service provider must be a suitably accredited and experienced natural history conservator. Suitable accreditation requires registration with a recognised national conservation accreditation organisation, e.g. ICRI, ICON, etc. Suitable experience requires examples of practical work involving the dismantling of suspended whale specimens in a museum environment.
The Service Provider must be in a position to complete the desintallation by September 2020 (subject to Covid19 restrictions being lifted sufficiently to do so)
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

As stated in the procurement documents which will be issued to all suitably qualified tenderers following assessment of their expression of interest.
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.3)

Information about framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.11)

Main features of the award procedure

As stated in the procurement documents which will be issued to all suitably qualified tenderers following assessment of their expression of interest.
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date:  15/06/2020
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest by emailing museum @greenville.ie - providing the following information
- Company Details
- Experience in dismantling of suspended whale specimens in a museum environment
- Details of accreditation
- Outline of the number of qualified personnel available to carry out the services
- Availability to carry out the services in line with NMI timelines.
2) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant. . 3)The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
4) This is the sole call for competition for this framework.
5) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
6) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
10) As the subject matter of this framework agreement is a Title III service and also falling below the EU threshold, the establishment of the framework is not subject to the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EC with regards to the choice of procedure. Therefore, the Contracting Authority is employing a negotiated procedure and advertising this in the OJEU on a purely voluntary basis.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Dublin
IE